Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC Holding(s) in Company (0522K)

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RNS Number : 0522K

Morrison(Wm.)Supermarkets PLC

16 September 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with                                     x 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    Deutsche Bank AG 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   13/09/2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      15/09/2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Below 9% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                              Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                               triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number                   Number                 Number            Number of                    % of voting 
                  of                       of                     of shares         voting                       rights (x) 
                  Shares                   Voting                                   rights 
                                           Rights 
--------------  -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
                                                                 Direct            Direct        Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
--------------    ------  -----------      -----------  ------  ----------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  --------- 
 
  GB0006043169   106,450,769              106,450,769            106,179,304       106,179,304   0              4.547%     0 
                -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------  ------------  -------------  ---------  --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial         Expiration       Exercise/                            Number of voting    % of voting 
  instrument                date             Conversion                           rights that         rights 
                            (xiii)           Period (xiv)                         may be 
                                                                                  acquired if 
                                                                                  the 
                                                                                  instrument 
                                                                                  is 
                                                                                  exercised/ 
                                                                                  converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise             Expiration       Exercise/             Number of voting    % of voting 
 financial          price               date              Conversion           rights instrument    rights (xix, 
 instrument                             (xvii)            period               refers to            xx) 
                                                          (xviii) 
----------------  -------------------  ---------------  --------------------  ------------------  --------------------------------- 
                                                                                                   Nominal        Delta 
--------------    -------------------                   --------------------                      -------------  ------------------ 
 Swaps                                  11-Oct-21                              103,401,863         4.43%          4.43% 
  OTC Call                                                                                          0.02%          0.02% 
   Options                               07-Dec-16                              523,379 
----------------  ------  -----------  ---------------  ------  ------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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  210,104,546                                                                   8.997% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch - 8.997% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Stacy Otieno 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  02075476268 
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